Authorities: New Milford resident Ryan Dempsey engaged in 'sexually explicit chats' with minors online

A New Milford man was charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile after he allegedly engaged in “sexually explicit chats and activity” with a minor in Louisiana, authorities said.

Ryan Dempsey, 24, was also charged with computer-aided solicitation of a minor and endangering the welfare of a child Monday, said Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli.

Louisiana State Police initiated the investigation into Dempsey’s online activities. The investigation revealed that Dempsey was engaging in sexually explicitly chats and activity with a minor in Louisiana, Molinelli said.

Louisiana authorities notified the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, who launched an investigation; Chief Carmen Martino of the Prosecutor’s Office’s Computer Crimes Unit directed the investigation.

Authorities executed a search warrant at Dempsey’s Canterbury Lane home Monday where they found items that contained “images and videos depicting child endangerment,” Molinelli said.

Dempsey was remanded to the Bergen County Jail on a fugitive warrant out of Louisiana. He is slated to be extradited to Louisiana.

Dempsey is scheduled to be arraigned in court before Judge Louis Dinice Friday at 1:30 p.m., Molinelli said.